Mechanical Technician in Cheltenham

Salary: £31,236 - £34,610 + £2000 Salary Uplift Allowance + call out pay + On-Call Pay (Out of Hours) – 1 Week in 5 + Over Time Payments (Including during call outs)

Holiday: 26 Days + 4 Day Christmas + 8 Bank Holidays

Hours: 36.5 Days (Mon-Fri)

6 Months Sickness Pay

Professional and Personnel Development

Skills and Safety Training

Excellent Staff Discounts – Cinema, Theatre, GYM

On-Site Parking

We are seeking a Technician to provide an efficient, business critical mechanical response service and routine maintenance for all plumbing and mechanical building services and associated equipment installed throughout a modern University including heating/ventilation systems. The role ensures all statutory, planned and breakdown works are completed safely, cost effectively and to the agreed KPI’s and Service Level Agreement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Technical
  • Respond to individual job requests via the job notification system, ensuring each job is resolved safely, efficiently and to the required standard.
  • Provide an effective and efficient business critical responsive service for all mechanical building services installed throughout the University including heating/ventilation, air conditioning, and gas fired plant, BMS controls, power supplies, lighting systems and motors.
  • Provide a planned maintenance and reactive remedial work service, directing other trades where necessary to keep essential facilities open and usable.
  • Ensure the efficient and reliable operation of LPHW boiler plant, heating systems, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and other mechanical equipment.
  • Arrange downtime for plant and equipment, in / out of normal hours.
  • Action work and restore equipment to normal running condition.
  • Monitor / review any work carried out to ensure no faults have been introduced into the system and provide recommendations for altering frequency of maintenance routines.
  • Analyse, fault find and make decisions about the feasibility and logistics of the jobs to be undertaken.
  • Investigate unidentified problems, including diagnosing problems and suggesting courses of action.
  • Deal appropriately with emergencies.
  • Provide advice or suggestions in relation to the installation of new products and equipment.
  • Ensure the correct permits are in place prior to commencing work.
• Health and Safety and compliance
  • Identify and assess potential risk to individual tasks and formulate and/or comply with risk assessments and method statements.
  • Complete jobs in a variety of different settings and environments.
  • Participate in department hazard identification and risk assessment exercises.
  • Deliver statutory compliance tasks, ensuring these are correctly delivered and recorded appropriately.
  • Understand and utilise record drawings including asbestos and fire drawings.
• Organisation
  • Prioritise own workload and tasks, taking into account the nature of the problem and the number of people affected.
  • Record resolutions and feedback to problems to work instructions, complete electronic timesheets, service records and other work-related paperwork.
  • Maintain the tools and equipment for which their team are responsible.
  • Calculate and order the correct amount of materials needed for each job using the ordering system.
• Communication and Customer Service
  • Proactively liaise with Mechanical Supervisors, trades colleagues, contractors, Estates and other departmental staff throughout the University.
  • Provide technical expert advice that ensures the provision of a compliant high quality, safe, efficient and effective service.
  • Communicate professionally and effectively with a diverse customer base.
• General
  • Drive University vehicles to transport staff, materials and tools around the University estate.
  • Ensure all works are completed to a high standard and work areas are left clean and tidy on completion.
  • Undertake any other duties as from time to time may be required commensurate with the grade of the post.

Position Requirements:

• A recognised apprentice background or equivalent training or significant years’ practical working.
• City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Plumbing and Heating, HVAC/ventilation or Refrigeration.
• City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 Water Regulations & Unvented Hot Water Systems (3345) (Desirable).
• Proven ability to carry out a range of plumbing and mechanical fitting activities.
• Excellent understanding of statutory compliance within the mechanical services field.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a Sub Team of Technicians and play a key role in keeping a large academic and research establishment up and running effectively.